Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Matthew Miller has denied that Russia is preventing the United States from moving forward on the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.
Secretary Antony Blinken’s invite for Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers to come to Washington by the end of 2023 didn’t pan out. At the time, Moscow urged foreign governments not to interfere into Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process.
“Russia does not in any way prevent us from conducting the important diplomatic efforts we think are necessary for Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we will continue to pursue them,” Miller told a briefing on Thursday, January 4 when asked about Russia’s role.
